A winning ticket for the $138 million Powerball jackpot was sold in Ohio.
The lucky numbers from the Wednesday night drawing are 2, 26, 33, 55, 57 with Powerball 22. The Power Play option was 2x.
In addition to the jackpot, 3 tickets matched all five white balls that won $1 million each.
There were also Five tickets nationwide that won $50,000 prizes.
Nationwide, the Powerball drawing produced more than 426,500 winning tickets, with players winning lower-tier cash prizes worth a combined $2.2 million.
These are the prize payouts for all states that play Powerball combined, along with the prize values for each prize tier, with and without the “Power Play” on Wed, Jul 3, 2024:
| Match | Winners | Prize | PowerPlay Winners | PowerPlay Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O O O O O | O | 1 | 138,000,000 USD | X | X |
| O O O O O | 3 | 1,000,000 USD | 0 | 2,000,000 USD |
| O O O O | O | 5 | 50,000 USD | 0 | 100,000 USD |
| O O O O | 174 | 100 USD | 51 | 200 USD |
| O O O | O | 440 | 100 USD | 162 | 200 USD |
| O O O | 11,808 | 7 USD | 4,355 | 14 USD |
| O O | O | 9,964 | 7 USD | 3,626 | 14 USD |
| O | O | 77,130 | 4 USD | 28,543 | 8 USD |
| | O | 183,759 | 4 USD | 68,630 | 8 USD |
The winner can choose between a 30-year annuitized prize of $138 million or a lump sum payment of $54.6 million. Both options are pretax estimates.
The Powerball, which was last hit on Jun. 10, 2024, had 19 consecutive drawings without a winner.
Powerball is held in 45 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
For people living outside the US, they can play to win via Lottery Messenger Services like TheLotter. A $5 ticket gives you a one in 292.2 million chance at joining the hall of Powerball jackpot champions.
The drawings are held at 10:59 p.m. Eastern, Mondays and Wednesdays and Saturdays. The deadline to purchase tickets is 9:45 p.m.
For the next drawing on Wednesday, the lottery game’s website shows the jackpot has dropped to just $20 million.
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